When discussing CBDCs, we should be open minded about CBDCs that are based on Chaumian e-cash. If we attack everything, then the authorities have no incentive to put any privacy in, and the general public don't get a chance to learn that there are privacy-preserving ways to design money transfer

But, of course, the number one priority is cashu!

https://www.ledgerinsights.com/david-chaum-cbdc-bis-swiss-national-bank/